Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-07
MlDDLEBURY VILLAGE.
THE ANNUAL MEETING-OFFICERS ELECT
ED AND BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

ldUe lneeIlnH. w puneSuaN AFTERNOON. are /.
Moderator, J. l.. Buttolph; clerk H. l..
Sheldon: treasurer, c. f. Pinney: col
lector. NJ. A. Munroe; auditors. b. 5.
Bcckwith and G.. +. Marshall; water
commissioner, .Iustus Cobb: trustees,
A. j. Marshall. Thad. NJ. Chapman, l..
+. Farnsworth. Albert 4. Fletcher J. Il.
Benedict. Peter Champagne. W. W.
Chapman. \ tax of Il cents on the dol
lar of the grand list was voted: the mat
ter of electric lighting was placed in the
hands of the trustees and President
Brainerd for mvestigatian, and minor
items of business were disposed of. The
report of the auditors had been printed
and was distributed on Saturday. They
find that during the year ended Dec. %.
1856. fortV-seven orders. amounting to
S3479.45, We're drawn by the trustees.
The expenditures of which this is the
total were. for the fire department, S343:
police and street lighting, SGlS, and roads
and walks. S22S5. The unpaid orders
are S30l3.91: there are 5G cents in the
treasury and taxes due to the amount
of S2900 to pay these orders, leaving the
Indebtedness of the village S1l3.41. The
estimates for the current year are $1,000.
The meeting was called to order at the
town hall at | 80 O'Clock by Clerk IL. l..
Sheldon. Mr.. Buttolph was unanimous
ly chosen moderator and Mr.. Seeldon
was reelected clerk in the same way.
Trustee T. NJ. Chpman read the report
of the trustees. which had been prepared
by the chairman of the board, James NJ.
Slade, Esq. 1t was accepted and adopt
ed without debate. The auditors report
was disposed of in like manner. The
trustees say in their report that the cX-
pense of the past year was Sl563.S9 less
than the year before. The streets have
been extensively repaired, work being
done in these places About 60 rods on
the south end of South street. north half
of Seymour street, from freight depot to
North Pleasant street. from North Pleas
ant to High street. High and Seminary
/
to GOV. Stewards residence. Main street
past Congregational church. street near
passenger depot. Though the sidewalks
have been vastly improved of late. much
more needs to be done. The past wear
S3345O was expended for this purpose 4:
$50 has been paid by or is due from pr-
vate parties, leaving the net expenditure
for sidewalks S2S4.50. Speaking of sew
erage, the trustees call attention to vio-
lations of section l3 of the bylaws. which
forbidS draining water-closetS. etc. into
streets, and say it ought to be rigidly
enforced. They speak of drains which
they have constructed to carry off sewer
age, and urge the necessity of a brick or
stone sewer on the north side of Semin-
airy street. Two cases of typhoid fever
have occurred there this season. The
fire apparatus is in good condition and
the company efficiently organized. The
cost of police and lighting has been 5000
less than the previous year. OF police
they say: sit is difficult to handle this
department to the entire satisfaction of
all. The duties of policemen are not
pleasant and their responsibility great.
and they should be obeyed. If the exec
utive officers of the law are not sustained,
anarchy will soon prevail. All good cit
izens recognize this fact" The total in
debtedness of the village as reported by
the auditors. Sl13.41, is reduced to S73.4l
by amounts due from private persons for
concrete walks.
The next thing was the election of Off
GERS. The treasurer, collector and audi
tors were reelected by acclamatiOn. there
being no other candidates. The filling
of the important Office of water commits
sioner almost provoked ballot: but on
Mr. Sheldon's explanation, in answer to
question by GOV. Stewart, that this
official had nothing whatever to do and
was chosen simply to comply with the
charter, Mr.. Cobb was allowed to retain
the place, though the friends of \. r.
Tupper, Esq, urged his claims vocifer-
Ously.
For first trustee the nominees were 4.
j. Marshall, Darwin Rider, James NJ.
Slade and l.. +. FarnswOrth. The mod
orator understood that all the names were
Withdrawn except Mr., SHADES, put the
motion and declared MIR. Slade elected.
There being some difference of opinion
about the withdrawal of the other names
and the demand for a ballot, the modera-
tor decided to have ballot, which re-
suited: Whole number of votes, l54 /:
necessary to "a choice, rs; A. j. Marshall
had 100; l.. F. Farnsworth, 2S; j. NJ.
Slade, %; scattering 2. F. A. Bond, o.
F. Comstock and G. +. Marshall were
appointed tellers for the day.
Thad. NJ. Chapman and Peter Cham
pagne were nominated for second trustee.
OF the l63 votes cast Mr.. Chapman had
n,